Mathematics Teachers’ Professional Development: Processes of Learning in and from Practice

New ICMI Study Series

Volumn 11, Issue , 2009, Pages 167-183

  Matos, João Filipe ^a   Powell, Arthur ^b   Sztajn, Paola ^c   Ejersbo L ^d   Hovermill, J ^d   Matos, Joã Filipe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Lesson Study; Mathematics Teacher; Professional Development; Teacher Professional Development; Training Model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84995813924     PISSN: 13876872     EISSN: 22151745     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-09601-8_19     Document Type: Chapter

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